About Wildlife around the lake area of Loch of Sandwick

The area within a five mile radius of Loch of Sandwick is home to 43 species of birds.

Loch of Sandwick is a woodland area in Shetland Islands.

Loch of Sandwick Map

Loch of Sandwick Map

About Wildlife around the lake area of Loch of Sandwick

The area within a five mile radius of Loch of Sandwick is home to 43 species of birds.

Loch of Sandwick is a woodland area in Shetland Islands.

Loch of Sandwick Map

Loch of Sandwick Map

Birds found near Loch of Sandwick

There have been 43 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Loch of Sandwick.

Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Long-Tailed Skua (Stercorarius longicaudus)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Eider (Somateria mollissima)
Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
Great Skua (Stercorarius skua)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)

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Brett Gregory is an award-winning filmmaker based in Bolton whose production company, Serious Feather, is currently making a documentary about autism and poetry.

As a part of this production, Landscape Britain was asked to advise with regards to the location of specific areas of outstanding natural beauty throughout the region.

Visit www.seriousfeather.com for further information.

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